Bharath Sanchar Nigam Ltd., v. M/S Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
BSNL v. Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.; WA No. 1272 of 2023 (GM); Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; decided 10.02.2026; bench Anu Sivaraman & Vijaykumar A. Patil JJ.; appeal under S.4 Karnataka High Court Act against single Judge order dated 02.05.2023 in WP No. 24028/2012 (GM); dispute traceable to arbitration award before Joint Secretary/sole arbitrator, COD-PMA, Deptt. of Public Enterprises; matter settled inter se parties; acceptance of award conveyed by letter dated 06.02.2026; appeal disposed of in terms of agreement; payment as undertaken; liberty to re-open on non-payment; proof of payment before Registry within four weeks; settlement-based disposal, no adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
Writ appeal disposed of in terms of the agreement/settlement between the parties; amounts agreed to be paid as undertaken by the appellant's letter dated 06.02.2026; liberty to the parties to seek re-opening if amounts are not paid; proof of payment to be furnished before the Registry within four weeks.